The Role of the Nurse in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: a narrative review

Luigi Ruggiero, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy
Vincenzo Andretta, AOU San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Salerno, Italy;
Carlo Soldaini, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy
Ivan Fricano, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy
Marco Mancusi, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy;
Annamaria Sellitti, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy
Josephine Vastarella, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy
Antonella Santonicola, Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy;Follow

Abstract

rritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic symptoms of abdominal pain in association with changes in bowel habits. Abdominal pain is the most debilitating symptom for IBS patients, and its management is one of the greatest challenges for gastroenterologists. In recent years more evidence has arisen about an increasingly central role of the nurse in the management of gastrointestinal diseases including IBS. The aim of this narrative review is to analyse the latest evidence on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of IBS patients with a specific focus on the role of the nurse in its management.

Recommended Citation

Ruggiero, Luigi; Andretta, Vincenzo; Soldaini, Carlo; Fricano, Ivan; Mancusi, Marco; Sellitti, Annamaria; Vastarella, Josephine; and Santonicola, Antonella (2023) "The Role of the Nurse in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: a narrative review," Translational Medicine @ UniSa: Vol. 25 : Iss. 1 , Article 4.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.37825/2239-9747.1043